The Brood

What was, until The Shrouds (2024), David Cronenberg’s most overtly autobiographical film, The Brood (1979) chronicles the bitter termination of the marriage of Frank (Art Hindle) and Nola (Samantha Eggar) and the accompanying battle over custody of their young daughter.
The Shrouds

The year was 1838, when the entire world was permanently overcast, underlit, and draped in smoke, and everyone was unhappy and utterly humorless.